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Ontic vs Semantic - What's the difference?

ontic | semantic |

As adjectives the difference between ontic and semantic

is that ontic is ontological while semantic is semantic.

ontic

English

(wikipedia ontic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Ontological.
  • Whatever pertains to being generally, as opposed to some theory of it (which would be ontology).
  • The intransitive objects of some specific, historically determinate, scientific investigation.

    • Derived terms

    * ontically

    Related terms

    * ontological * ontologist * ontology

    Anagrams

    * tonic

    References

    British philosopher Roy Bhaskar's definitions (2,3) are taken from the Wikipedia article, .

    semantic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to semantics or the meanings of words.
  • (software design, of code) Reflecting intended structure and meaning.
  • Petty]] or trivial; (of a person or statement) quibbling, [[niggle, niggling.

    • Derived terms

    * antisemantic * semantically * semantic change * semantic field * semantic shift

    Related terms

    * seme * sememe * semantics * semasiology * sematic * sematology * semiotic * semiotics

    References

    * (Semantic Web) * * * * " Semantic code: What? Why? How?" in boagworld. *

    Anagrams

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